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The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By : Dr. Logan Song
Book Image

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer

By: Dr. Logan Song

Overview of this book

The Self-Taught Cloud Computing Engineer is a comprehensive guide to mastering cloud computing concepts by building a broad and deep cloud knowledge base, developing hands-on cloud skills, and achieving professional cloud certifications. Even if you’re a beginner with a basic understanding of computer hardware and software, this book serves as the means to transition into a cloud computing career. Starting with the Amazon cloud, you’ll explore the fundamental AWS cloud services, then progress to advanced AWS cloud services in the domains of data, machine learning, and security. Next, you’ll build proficiency in Microsoft Azure Cloud and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) by examining the common attributes of the three clouds while distinguishing their unique features. You’ll further enhance your skills through practical experience on these platforms with real-life cloud project implementations. Finally, you’ll find expert guidance on cloud certifications and career development. By the end of this cloud computing book, you’ll have become a cloud-savvy professional well-versed in AWS, Azure, and GCP, ready to pursue cloud certifications to validate your skills.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Learning about the Amazon Cloud
9
Part 2:Comprehending GCP Cloud Services
14
Part 3:Mastering Azure Cloud Services
19
Part 4:Developing a Successful Cloud Career

The Amazon Kinesis family

The Amazon Kinesis family is a set of fully managed services provided by AWS for streaming data processing and analysis. The family consists of the following main services:

  • Amazon Kinesis Data Streams: This is a service for collecting and processing large amounts of data in real time from various sources, such as websites, mobile apps, IoT devices, and social media. Data is stored in shards and processed with custom applications. You can use Kinesis Data Streams to process data with Amazon Lambda and other custom applications. Kinesis Data Streams also offers the ability to store data in Amazon S3, enabling you to perform additional analysis on data stored in Amazon S3.
  • Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose: This is a fully managed service that enables you to capture, transform, and load streaming data into various destinations. Firehose provides a simple and scalable way to capture and transform streaming data from various sources, such as IoT devices...